Many of you may not know, but I am ½ Puerto Rican. My father was born & raised in Patillas, Puerto Rico and I was brought up around an extremely large family – and we love to eat! I was introduced to the cuisine very early on as my mom was expected to learn howread more
Sitting in my grandmother’s cramped Humbolt Park apartment, I remember being completely uncomfortable. Sweating on the hot plastic sofa covers, nervously darting my eyes back and forth, hoping to escape the terrified scurries of what we liked to call “Grandma’s Pets” AKA roaches. I hated visiting my father’s side of the family. Not only wasread more
